《宋史·列传·卷六十九》
真宗曾经晚上坐在承明殿，召见王曾并应对很长时间，退朝后，真宗派内侍告诉王曾说： 我十分想见你，因此来不及穿着官服见你，请你不要以为我慢待你。 王曾被真宗如此尊重礼待。
帝尝晚坐承明殿，召对久之，既退，使内侍谕曰： 向思卿甚，故不及朝服见卿，卿勿以我为慢也。 其见尊礼如此。
Emperor Zhenzong once sat in the Chengming Hall at night, summoned Wang Zeng and had a long conversation with him. After the retirement, the Emperor Zhenzong sent the eunuch to tell Wang Zeng and said: I wanted to see you very much, so I didn't have time to wear official uniforms to see you. Please don't think that I was slow to treat you.  Wang Zeng was so respected and treated by the Emperor Zhenzong.