《南史·列传·卷五十三》
当初，萧纪准备僭称帝号时，便出现了各种奇怪的事情，内寝殿柏木柱上绕节长出花朵，有四十六支，长得摇摇欲动，十分可爱，形状有如荷花。
初，纪将僭号，祅怪不一，内寝柏殿柱绕节生花，其茎四十有六，靃靡可爱，状似荷花。
When Xiao Ji was getting ready to proclaim himself emperor, all sorts of strange things happened. On a cypress pillar in the inner hall, there were flowers growing from the knots around it. There were forty-six of them, swaying back and forth as if they were dancing. They were very lovely and looked like lotus blossoms.