 After Ryūki rejects Enjun's granddaughter as an imperial consort while apparently favoring Shūrei, Kōrin tries to poison both Shūrei to avenge the insult to the Sa clan and herself for the sake of protecting Enjun.Upon Enjun's death, she is sent to live with his widow Eiki in Sa province.She returns to the capital with Ensei to deliver information about the developing crisis there.