《宋史·列传·卷一》
熙宁宗祀前几天，皇帝来到太后住所，太后说： 我从前听说民间疾苦，一定告诉仁宗，仁宗因而下诏实行，现在也应当这样。 皇帝说 ：现在没有别的事。 太后说 ：我听说民间深受青苗法、助役法之苦，应当罢免二法。
熙宁宗祀前数日，帝至后所，后曰： 吾昔闻民间疾苦，必以告仁宗，因赦行之，今亦当尔。 帝曰： 今无他事。 后曰： 吾闻民间甚苦青苗、助役，宜罢之。
Several days before the annual ceremony for honoring the ancestors, the emperor called on the empress dowager. She said to him: "I used to hear of the hardships of the people and would always tell the emperor about them. He would then issue orders to relieve the situation. The same thing should be done now." The emperor replied that there was no need for that at the moment. "I have heard," she said, "that the people are suffering a great deal from the loans of green sprouts and from the conscription of labor. These two evils should be stopped."