《太平广记·卷二百三十八·诡诈》
这时正赶上玄宗皇帝下诏天下，搜求极端美丽的女子。宁王就将很有教养、深明礼仪的莫氏女进献玄宗皇帝，并上表言明她的来历，玄宗皇帝将莫氏女封为才人。
值上方求极色，王以莫氏衣冠子女，即日表上之，且具所由。上令充才人。
At this time, the Emperor Xuanzong issued an edict to the world to search for extremely beautiful women. King Ning dedicated the highly cultured and well-mannered Miss Mo to the Emperor Xuanzong, and presented a memorial to explain her origin. The Emperor Xuanzong named Miss Mo as a talented person.