The year before, Yoshimasa, who did not have a son, made his real younger brother Gijin return as a secular from a Buddhist priest. He changed this brother's name to Yoshimi ASHIKAGA while placing Katsumoto HOSOKAWA as his guardian. He also nominated Yoshimi as the shogun successor, which Tomiko did not like. This situation seems to have produced gossip, but whether it is true or not is unclear.
これは、前年に男子の生まれない義政は実弟で仏門に入っていた義尋を還俗させ、名を足利義視と改めて細川勝元を後見に将軍後継者としていた事に対し、富子が反発していた事から来た噂のようだが、はっきりとしたことは分からない。