Story line: When incense is burned to beguile the tedium and boredom of the Empress (or court lady), Saisho no Chujo (Consultant Captain), who is a younger brother of the Empress, and nyobo (court ladies) Chunagon no kimi and Shosho no kimi, talk together about touching episodes they have heard before.
あらすじ：中宮（または女御）の無聊と徒然を慰めようと薫き物を試みたことをきっかけに、中宮の弟である宰相の中将と、中納言の君・少将の君といった女房らが今まで見聞きしたしみじみとする話を語り合う。