按察大納言、参内しようとする直衣姿の若君に笛の稽古をさせる。奥にいる宮の姫君にも琵琶を合わせるよう勧める。

The Azechi Dainagon has the young lord in noshi, about to go to court, practice the flute; he urges the princess of the household within to join on the biwa.

大納言、紅梅の枝に文をつけ、宮中の匂宮に届けるようにと若君に言いつける。

The Dainagon attaches a letter to a red plum branch and orders the young lord to deliver it to Prince Niou in the palace.

若君、明石の中宮のもとにいる匂宮に、文と紅梅の枝を渡す。

The young lord gives the letter and red plum branch to Prince Niou at the Akashi Empress's.

故頭中将の次男・按察大納言（紅梅）は、先妻との娘・大君を皇太子へ入内させ、後妻（真木柱）の連れ子・宮の姫君や実子の中の君の将来を思案する。大納言は風流な匂宮に紅梅の枝を添えて中の君への求婚を促すが、匂宮はむしろ未亡人・真木柱の連れ子である美しい宮の姫君に心を奪われ、大納言の思惑は外れていく。

Kashiwagi's brother, the Kobai Dainagon, seeks advantageous marriages for his daughters, sending Prince Niou a sprig of red plum blossom to encourage courtship of his second daughter. However, the amorous Niou sets his sights instead on Kobai's attractive stepdaughter (Makibashira's daughter), complicating the father's marital schemes.

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