Kichiei was a main character in "Wachigaiya Itosato", a period novel, written by Jiro ASADA in 2004; in fact almost nothing was known about her apart from the fact that she was a woman who was present at the incident.
2004年に浅田次郎が著した時代小説『輪違屋糸里』では吉栄は主要登場人物だが、史実では事件の現場に居合わせた以外はほとんど分らない女性である。