The next morning when he visits Empress Akikonomu, she tells him that her lost mother, Rokujo no Miyasudokoro, became an evil spirit and is still wandering around there, confessing that she wants to become a nun.
翌朝秋好中宮を訪れると、亡き母六条御息所が今も物の怪となり彷徨っていることを嘆き、出家したいと源氏に漏らす。