However, they didn't seem to be separated completely, and tradition has it that they maintained contact with each other until 998; the people of the Imperial Court characterized their relationship as being one of "brother and sister."
但し、則光との交流はここで断絶した訳ではなく一説では長徳4年（998年）まで交流があり、妹（いもうと）背（せうと）の仲で宮中公認だったという。