When the Emperor, who was deeply in love with her, fell a sleep on the Empress's lap peacefully, the Empress brandished the knife over his body, but she could not help dropping tears, feeling too pity for him.
妻を心から愛している天皇は何の疑問も抱かず姫の膝枕で眠りにつき、姫は三度短刀を振りかざすが夫不憫さに耐えられず涙をこぼしてしまう。