Hidetsugu became the adopted son of Hideyoshi and also became kanpaku (advisor to the emperor) but the relationship between Hidetsugu and Hideyoshi began to deteriorate after his son Hideyori TOYOTOMI was born, and he was ordered to commit seppuku while his wife and mistresses were executed beside Sanjo-gawa River.
秀次は秀吉の養子になり関白にもなったが、秀吉に実子豊臣秀頼が生まれると疎まれるようになり、ついには切腹を命じられ、秀次の妻妾も三条河原でことごとく処刑された。