Three years after the death of her husband, Mahiro (Yuriko Yoshitaka) teaches Japanese women's songs at Shijo Palace while composing her own literary works, becoming a talkative figure in the capital.
One day, the poet Akane (Izumi Rika) came here.Mahiro develops a crush on the free-spirited Akane.At that time, "pillow grass" was popular in the palace.Reading 《Pillow Soko》, Emperor Ichijo (Ehisa Shiono) will miss his late Tateko (Mitsuki Takahata).
The Taoist priest (Emoto Yu) felt uneasy, so he asked Abe Seimei (Nakayama Yusuke) for advice...