Emperor Ichijo had a court lady read aloud "The Tale of Genji," at which he praised the author, saying she must have been an eager reader of Nihongi (according to "Shoku-Nihongi (Continuation of Chronicles of Japan)," whereby Nihongi refers to "Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan)"; thus some people claim that "Nihongi" in this context means "Nihonshoki").
『源氏物語』を女房に読ませて聞いた一条天皇が作者を褒めて、きっと日本紀（日本紀は『続日本紀』によれば『日本書紀』のことであるので『日本書紀』をさすという説がある）をよく読みこんでいる人に違いないと言った。