However, he was separated from his parents by death and became an adopted child of the Ozaki family; then he served the Karasuma and Reizei families, got the attention of Sanetomi SANJO, and became Kenin (a retainer) of the Sanjo family.
しかし、幼くして両親と死別して尾崎家の養子となり、烏丸家・冷泉家などに仕えた後、三条実美に気に入られてその家人となる。