| Lady Aoi gave birth to Yugiri after a difficult delivery approximately in the middle of the eighth month (old calendar), but a few days later, on the night of the autumn conference on promotions and appointments, her condition took a sudden turn for the worse and she passed away. |
8月 (旧暦)の中ごろに葵の上は難産のすえ男子（夕霧 (源氏物語)）を出産するが、数日後の秋の司召の夜に容体が急変し亡くなった。 |