Chapter 21, "The Maiden"
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Chapter 21, "The Maiden" (text, wiki): In which Yugiri grows up and Genji builds a big house.
Okay, actually, this is kind of a three-part chapter, with the first part being Genji still pursuing Asagao, but hardly anything happens there.
Yugiri is, as rachelmanija pointed out ages ago, a lot less annoying than his father. The middle of this chapter covers his adolescent-equivalent, when instead of being promoted to the Fourth Rank, he's sent to university by Genji (for loose values of "sent"; tutors come to him instead). Genji wants him to have accomplishments of his own, not just coast on Dad's fame, since that can be fleeting. Yugiri isn't thrilled about this, but works hard and makes the best of it. And of course, since G=P, he's very nearly P himself.
Yugiri is rather more put out about being separated from Kumoinokari, To no Chujo's daughter, who he grew up with. To no Chujo thinks that "people would think [marriage between cousins] at best uninteresting," and wants this daughter to be a "winner," in contrast to his other daughter (who has no name or conventional appellation that I can tell), who is passed over for empress in favor of Akikonomu. Yugiri mopes, the kids try and pass notes but aren't very good at it, and Kumoinokari is beautiful and accomplished and doesn't have much personality yet. Yugiri tries to mend his broken heart by panting after the daughter of Koremitsu (Genji's old retainer), who was chosen by Genji to participate in a dance. Koremitsu catches the letter Yugiri sends her, but is more amused than anything.
Finally, Genji buys up land in Rokujo (including that belonging to the Rokujo lady) and builds a big-ass house to house all his ladies-including the lady of the orange blossoms, who I'd forgotten all about until now. There is elegant but cutthroat maneuvering for position among the ladies, which is kind of entertaining.
In other news: Kokiden is now old and regrets being mean to Genji, because G=P, which I found rather disappointing; Murasaki's father Prince Hyobu is turning fifty; and there's more elegant musing about the decline of things.
Under better circumstances, I would have kept right going, as this was actually pretty enjoyable and seems promising. I hope to get more read soon.