On the other hand, her biological father, the Minister of the Palace, welcomed this marriage and thanked Genji, because he thought that it was better for his other daughter, Kokiden no nyogo (Empress Kokiden), not to compete with Tamakazura for Emperor Reizei's favor.
一方で実父の内大臣は、姉妹の弘徽殿女御と冷泉帝の寵を争うよりはよいとこの縁談を歓迎、源氏の計らいに感謝した。