Some old historical literature, including "Gukansho" (Jottings of a Fool), hold the view that the reason why Yorimichi successively adopted out his sons who were born between other women to other families was because he owed Takahime.
古くから頼通は隆姫に頭が上がらなかったために、他の女性との間に生まれた男子を他家に次々と養子に出したと『愚管抄』などにある。