Ii’s sudden death shook the shogunate which tried to restore order through marrying Iemochi with Emperor Komei’s sister, Kazunomiya. Tenshoin’s strong resistance to the marriage was ignored by the retainers of the shogunate. Tenshoin receives a letter from Satsuma asking her to return to her homeland, however, soon learns it was a conspiracy by the retainers and decides to continue to serve the Tokugawa family.
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