《南齐书·列传·卷五十六》
等到萧惠开从益州罢职回京，抑郁不得志，僧真跟随他做事更加谨慎惠开临终前叹息说： 纪僧真曰后定当富贵腾达，可惜我见不到这一天了。 
及罢益州还都，不得志，僧真事之愈谨。惠开临终叹曰： 纪僧真方当富贵，我不见也。 
When Xiao Huikai returned to the capital from Yizhou, he was depressed and frustrated, and Sengzhen became even more cautious in his work for him. Before Huikai's death, he sighed: "Ji Sengzhen is sure to achieve great wealth and honour in the future, but it's a pity that I will not see that day."