There are differences as to the reaction caused by Emperor Nijo's request for Masaruko's reentry into the Dairi (Imperial Palace) to serve for him: in the "Heike Monogatari" (The tale of the Heike), Kinyoshi is described to have reacted positively while in the "Imakagami" (The Mirror of the Present), he is portrayed to have been baffled.
二条天皇の要請による多子の再入内に対しては、『平家物語』では積極的、『今鏡』では困惑と、態度に違いがある。