In the chapter of 'Kagero' (The Mayfly), Kaoru caught a glimpse of Onna Ichinomiya, whom he loved, and after he went home, he made his wife, Onna Ninomiya, wear a thin robe which was the same as Onna Ichinomiya's, and made her keep a piece of ice just as Onna Ichinomiya did, and moreover, he encouraged her to exchange letters with her older sister, Onna Ichinomiya, because he wanted to see Onna Ichinomiya's letters.
「蜻蛉(源氏物語)」帖では、思いを寄せる女一宮の姿を垣間見た薫が、自邸に帰った後、妻女二宮に女一宮と同じ薄衣を着せ、同じように氷を持たせてみたり、女一宮の文見たさに女二宮に姉宮との文通を促したりしている。