《南史·列传·卷二十九》
他侍奉兄长蔡轨如同父亲，家中的大小事情，都是询问以后再行动，俸禄和赏赐，一律都交给蔡轨，有时需要花费，全都是到主管人那里去要。
奉兄轨如父，家事大小，皆谘而后行，公禄赏赐，一皆入轨，有所资须，悉就典者请焉。
He served his older brother Cai Gui like a father. For all the big and small matters in the family, he would ask for advice and act only afterwards. Salaries and rewards were all given to Cai Gui, and whenever there was need to spend money, he would always go to the person in charge to ask for it.