In the winter of the sixteenth year of Zhengkang, the Western Jin Dynasty, far south of the Great Zhou, experienced the rebellion of the five marquis and then established a new king, the new king first ascended the throne, ambitious, and constantly introduced strong political measures, the spearhead pointed directly at the Great Zhou, so that the situation between the two countries was tense, and the border disputes continued. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In order to alleviate the stalemate between the Western Jin Dynasty, Emperor Zhou was ready to send Gao Heng, the third son of the emperor, who was only ten years old, to the Western Jin Dynasty as a hostage under the advice of the queen and Cheng Yan and other ministers.

This year's winter was particularly cold, with large snowflakes pouring down from the sky, covering the vast expanse of snow, and the eyes were covered in silver makeup, and the coming spring was cold.

Outside the Guangling Palace, a heavy snow soon piled up, and the young Gao Heng squatted alone in front of the palace gate quietly piling up the snowman, although a pair of small hands were frozen red, he still seriously picked up the snow on the ground, and carefully slapped it on the snowman.

"Heng'er, it's so cold outside, the mother concubine has cooked hot pumpkin porridge, come in quickly. ”

At that time, Concubine Hui was still in the concubine position, and when she stepped out of the palace gate, she couldn't help but show a relieved smile on her face when she saw Gao Heng squatting on the ground and concentrating.

It's rare for him to do something that is appropriate for his age like other children of his age.

"Mother, wait a little longer, Erchen will be ready soon. ”

Gao Heng built a slightly larger snowman, kneaded the ice and snow into a ball, and installed a small snowman next to the big snowman.

"This snowman is so well pinched, and it looks like it. Hui Concubine looked at the pair of snowmen in front of her, one big and one small, and her eyes flashed softly, "Let the mother concubine guess, um... I'm the big snowman and you're the smallest, right?"

Gao Heng stood up and shook his head.

"What's that?" said Hui Concubine, "Mother really can't guess it." ”

"The big one is Heng'er, and the small one is the mother concubine. Gao Heng pointed to the snowman and said, "Heng'er must become strong enough, only in this way can she protect her mother and no longer let her be bullied by anyone." ”

Gao Heng said seriously, Qingjun's face was still childish, but it portrayed the calmness and stability of an adult.

"Heng'er, you are all the hope of the concubine, and the concubine believes that you will be able to do it. ”

Hui Concubine squatted down and clasped her hands on Gao Heng's shoulders, her heart was moved, and her eyes couldn't help but flash with tears: "But Heng'er, you remember, the mother concubine doesn't ask you to make contributions, I just hope that you can be safe and sound in this life." As long as you are healthy and happy, no matter how much the mother is wronged, it is nothing. ”

Gao Heng pursed his lips stubbornly, his eyes resolute: "No, Heng'er doesn't want to see her mother wronged." ”

"Your Majesty has arrived—"

At this moment, a long-lost voice suddenly floated from outside the palace gate, and Concubine Hui suddenly stood up from the snow, thinking in a trance that she had misheard.

She couldn't remember how long it had been since this man had been to this Guangling Palace, and she had long been accustomed to the days of quiet silence and indisputability, and this sudden "surprise" made her feel a little uneasy.

But she still didn't expect that the ensuing bad news would turn into a pain that she would never heal for the rest of her life.

.............

"I have decided to select Heng'er to be sent to the Western Jin Dynasty as a hostage, and I will set off in a month, and I am here to inform you now that I want you to be mentally prepared first. ”

Emperor Zhou's words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, instantly splitting Concubine Hui to the ground, she stared at Emperor Zhou's unfazed face in disbelief, her heart seemed to be filled with cold snow water, and she was so cold that she was trembling all over.

After a while, he asked in a daze: "Your Majesty, why Heng'er?"

"As the prince of our dynasty, Heng'er has the obligation to make sacrifices for the people of the Great Zhou. This is the result of my solemn deliberations with the ministers. This matter is already in the boat, Hui Concubine, you don't need to ask more. ”

Emperor Zhou's attitude was as indifferent as water, as if it was more chilling than the heavy snow flying outside the window. And Gao Heng stood aside expressionlessly without saying a word, and suddenly turned around and ran out of the dormitory.

"Your Majesty, the concubine only has such a child as Heng'er, the road to the Western Jin Dynasty is far away, there are many dangers, Heng'er is still so young, the concubine is only afraid of this turn, from now on there is a road in the green mountains, people have different paths, the concubine begs Your Majesty to take back her life!"

Hui Concubine knelt on the ground with tears streaming down her face and begged bitterly, her desolate cries scattered in the cold wind of the bones, melting in the heavy snow, but she could not move Emperor Zhou's iron heart.

"Heng'er is just sent to the Western Jin Dynasty as a hostage, I will send someone to accompany him all the way, and when the time comes, I will naturally pick him up, you don't have to worry too much. ”

After Emperor Zhou finished speaking, he shook off Hui Concubine's tightly held hands, dropped an indifferent sentence, and walked towards the outside of the dormitory without looking back.

Outside the Guangling Palace, Gao Heng squatted in front of the snowman he had built before, and was unusually calm, without crying or making noise, as if everything that happened at the moment had nothing to do with him.

"Heng'er, what are you doing? ”

Behind him came a voice he hadn't heard in a long time, he was sure that this man was his father, but he felt extremely strange.

In addition to strangeness, there is also hatred and rejection.

He turned around indifferently and shouted out "Father" extremely jerky, although a pair of bright eyes seemed to be as clear as water, the inside was as cold as this ice and snow, so that people could not see the slightest warmth and warmth.

This is not the look that a 10-year-old child should have.

Emperor Zhou looked at him a little stunned, his brows slowly furrowed, as if he was recalling the fragment about this child in his mind, but later, the confidence in his eyes gradually dissipated, and he didn't dare to look at him anymore, so he turned around and left without leaving a word.

Looking at the back of Emperor Zhou's ruthless departure, Gao Heng's eyes were red and trembling slightly, but he tried his best not to let tears fall out of his eyes, and it was from then on that he told himself that he could never shed another tear in front of outsiders......

After many years, the snow is now floating outside the Guangling Palace, Gao Heng stands in the place where he once built a snowman, looking up at the snow scene in front of him, his deep eyes are full of sadness, as if something is quietly coming from the other side of time, affecting the scars that he does not want to be touched.

"It's been a long time since it snowed, and I didn't expect to see snow again this winter. ”

Concubine Hui walked to the gate of the palace and looked up at the snowflakes in the sky, with a quiet smile on her face.

"But there was never a single snowfall, more than that year. ”

Gao Heng put his hands behind his back, and although his tone was peaceful, his eyes were full of fog, making it difficult for people to see whether he was sad or happy.

"Heng'er, do you remember something?"

"yes. Gao Heng smiled sadly, "Erchen remembered that day when the mother concubine knelt outside the Chonghua Hall and begged his father to take back her fate, but until she finally fainted in the snow, her father did not come out to take a look. ”

"It's all gone, don't think about it anymore. Concubine Hui looked at Gao Heng sideways, a burst of pain in her eyes, and she muttered for a moment before saying, "It's still the same sentence, as long as you are safe, healthy and happy, the rest of the concubine doesn't care." ”

Hearing this, Gao Heng turned his head to look at Concubine Hui, stretched out his hand to gently dust off the snowflakes that fell on her head for her, and was silent for a long time, with a light in his eyes like a torch.

"But Erchen cares. ”