Although she had an older brother who became a priest, and an aunt who got married to Kokushu (head of provincial governors), she could not expect financial aid, and lived in a dilapidated house with old court ladies.
僧侶となった兄と国守に嫁いだ叔母がいるが、経済的な援助は見込めず、あばら家となった屋敷で年老いた女房たちと暮らしている。