Moronaga sends a letter to tadazane confessing his lamentation in it . 師長は忠実に書簡を贈って自身の嘆きをうちあける。
Tamakazura is so attractive that even genji confesses his love for her jokingly . 玉鬘のあまりの魅力に源氏までが冗談めいた想いをうちあける。
At night , empress akikonomu confesses to genji that she wants to become a priestess to console the spirit of her mother rokujo no miyasudokoro , whose spirit is still in agony even after death , while genji persuades her not to do so . その夜、秋好中宮が死霊となって苦しむ母六条御息所の慰霊のため出家したいと源氏にうちあけるが、源氏はこれを諌める。