▁surv ived . ▁Bow ring ▁questions ▁whether ▁the ▁current ▁structure ▁is ▁original ▁to ▁Mur as aki , ▁and ▁the ▁degree ▁to ▁which ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁re arr anged ▁or ▁re written ▁since ▁she ▁author ed ▁it . ▁ ▁Fu ji w ara ▁dynast y ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁imag inary ▁courts ▁of ▁Mur as aki ' s ▁rom antic ▁novel ▁The ▁T ale ▁of ▁Gen ji , ▁the ▁descri ptions ▁in ▁the ▁di ary ▁of ▁imperial ▁court ▁life ▁are ▁stark ly ▁real istic . ▁ ▁The ▁ideal ▁" sh ining ▁prince " ▁Gen ji ▁of ▁her ▁novel ▁contrast s ▁sharp ly ▁with ▁Mich in aga ▁and ▁his ▁cr ass ▁nature ; ▁he ▁embar rass es ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁daughter ▁with ▁his ▁d run ken ▁behavior , ▁and ▁his ▁fl irt ations ▁toward ▁Mur as aki ▁make ▁her ▁un com fort able . ▁She ▁writes ▁about ▁w aking ▁in ▁the ▁morning ▁to ▁find ▁him ▁l ur king ▁in ▁the ▁garden ▁outside ▁her ▁window , ▁and ▁the ▁en su ing ▁exchange ▁of ▁w aka : ▁▁▁ ▁Whether ▁the ▁two ▁were ▁int imate ▁is ▁a ▁question ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁been ▁unable ▁to ▁determine . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁di ary ' s ▁sections ▁about ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁Sh ō sh i ' s ▁son ▁were ▁meant ▁as ▁t ribute ▁to ▁Mich in aga , ▁he ▁is ▁revealed ▁as ▁over ly ▁cont rolling . ▁The ▁child ' s ▁birth ▁was ▁of ▁enorm ous ▁importance ▁to ▁Mich in aga , ▁who ▁nine ▁years ▁earlier ▁brought ▁his ▁daughter ▁to