《梁书·列传·卷五十》
到叛贼军队来到的时候，萧正德率军投降侯景，任孝恭返回赶赴宫城，宫城城门已经关闭，任孝恭于是逃进东府，不久束府被叛贼攻破，任孝恭被害。
及贼至，正德举众入贼，孝恭还赴台，台门已闭，因奔入东府，寻为贼所攻，城陷见害。
When the rebel army arrived, Xiao Zhengde surrendered to Hou Jing, Ren Xiaogong turned back to the imperial palace. The palace gate had been closed, so Ren Xiaogong escaped into the east palace. Soon the east palace was breached by the rebel army and Ren Xiaogong was killed.