When Masanobu consulted the matter with his legal wife, FUJIWARA no Bokushi (a daughter of FUJIWARA no Asatada, one of the thirty-six poetic sages; her grandfather was FUJIARA no Sadataka, udaijin), who was the real mother of Rinshi, however, she vigorously opposed her husband's opinion.
だが、その事を倫子の生母でもある正室藤原穆子（三十六歌仙・藤原朝忠の娘で祖父は右大臣藤原定方）に相談したところ、彼女は夫の意見に猛反対した。