Around the same time during the death of Fujitsubo, Genji's uncle, Momozono Shikibukyo no Miya passed away, so his daughter, Asagao, resigned from the post of Sai-in (Imperial Princess appointed to serve the deities of the Kamo-jinja Shrines), shut herself up in the residence.
藤壺の死去と同じ頃、源氏の叔父である桃園式部卿宮が死去したので、その娘、朝顔は斎院を退いて邸にこもっていた。