Before she became Sei Shonagon, Nagiko's father is ready to move to the capital with her and her brother Munenobu, who is in love by someone named Suenomatsuyama. Later after the two lovers parted, Suenomatsuyama married another man, and Munenobu was heartbroken. The father tries to calm his feelings down by writing a letter, but he does not want to show her feelings. As witness, Nagiko reads her father's poem about relationships. A visitor named Fujiwara no Sanekata visits the house of Nagiko, under responsibility by Motosuke. Sanekata wants to get inside her house for cold reasons, but she would feel uncomfortable. Despite, she accepts her into her home, talking about poetry for one day. Sanekata writes a poem about his visit.