Although Akashi no himegimi knew that Murasaki no ue was not her real mother, she was still a very affectionate adoptive mother and brought up Akashi no himegimi to be a beautiful young woman.
明石の姫君は紫の上とは実の母子でないことは承知だが、愛情深い養母に育てられて、美しく生い立つ。