People were very impressed with this case; although wives who were bereaved of their husbands usually became nuns, Kozaisho following her husband was remarkable; people said to each other that "Royal subjects never serve two Kings and chaste wives never marry two husbands" (citing tradition from "Shiki," Chinese history book.) |
人々は、夫に先立たれた妻は尼になるのが普通なのに、後を追うとは珍しいことだと感心し「忠臣は二君に仕えず、貞女は二夫にまみえず」と(『史記』の故事をひいて)言い合った。 |