When Utsusemi was little, she lost her father who was supposed to be her supporter, so she was taken to wife by Iyo no suke, who was looking for a second wife, and she led a quiet and stable life.
空蝉は後ろ盾となる父を早くに亡くし、後妻を探していた伊予の介の元に妻として引き取られて、地味で堅実な生活を送っていた。