《资治通鉴·陈纪·陈纪二》
太皇太后既非常生气又悲伤难禁，她说： 怎么可以让我们母子受这汉族老太婆的算计呢！ 
太皇太后怒且悲，曰： 岂可使我母子受汉老妪斟酌！ 
The Imperial Grand Dowager was both very angry and heartbroken. She said, “How could it be that we, mother and son, let ourselves be outmaneuvered by this Han old woman!”