There is a tragic episode in the "Heike Monogatari": when his procession passed through the neighborhood of Hino where Sukeko lived, Shigehira requested and was permitted to see his wife a final time; she came to see him, and with tears in both their eyes, Shigehira bit off the hairs falling on his forehead and handed them to Sukeko.
『平家物語』には、一行が輔子が住まう日野の近くを通った時に、重衡が「せめて一目、妻と会いたい」と願って許され、輔子が駆けつけ、涙ながらの別れの対面をし、重衡が形見にと額にかかる髪を噛み切って渡す哀話が残されている。