On the other hand, the "Eiga monogatari" (A Tale of Flowering Fortunes) records Emperor Murakami as yearning for Kishi, 'a person of such nobility, such refinement,' and frequently sending for her.
一方で『栄花物語』は村上天皇が女御を「大層高貴で優雅な人」と恋しく思い、度々便りを使わしたと記している。