Even after the passing of Fujitsubo, it was hard for Genji to stop loving her, and he was swayed by the fact that Onna San no Miya was a niece of Fujitsubo as was Murasaki no ue, so he could not refuse the offer.
藤壺亡き後も今なお彼女への思いおさえがたく、女三宮が紫の上同様に藤壺の姪であることにも心動かされた源氏は、これを断る事が出来なかった。