She was loved by Hikaru Genji the most as his beloved wife all along, but she was often jealous of Akashi no Onkata, who bore Genji a child, and was upset when a rumor circulated that Asagao and Genji were getting married.
光源氏に誰よりも愛された最愛の妻である一方、源氏の子を産んだ明石の御方にはたびたび嫉妬し、また朝顔(源氏物語)と源氏の結婚の噂が立った時には動揺もした。