At the residence of Omiya, Kumoi no Kari, a daughter of the Minister of the Center (To no Chujo), is also taken in, so they are childhood friends and at the same time they nurture the love between them (however, the chapter of 'Otome' (The Maidens) states that 'they seem to be in an intimate relationship,' suggesting that they are already in a serious relationship.)
大宮邸には内大臣（頭中将）の娘の雲居の雁もひきとられており、二人は筒井筒の恋を育んでいた（もっとも「少女(源氏物語)」では既に「いかなる御仲らひにかありけむ」と二人の深い関係を暗示するような文もある）。