《汉书·传·贾邹枚路传》
鲁公子庆父派自己的仆人邓扈乐杀死子般，结果归罪于邓扈乐，庆父的弟弟季友不追究庆父的本情而诛杀了邓扈乐；庆父亲手杀死鲁闵公，季友故意慢慢追赶而把他放走，使他免于贼杀国君的罪责。《春秋》认为这是 亲亲之道 。
鲁公子庆父使仆人杀子般，狱有所归，季友不探其情而诛焉；庆父亲杀闵公，季子缓追免贼，《春秋》以为亲亲之道也。
The servant Deng Hule killed Zigong for the Lord of Lu, but bore the blame himself, Zigong's younger brother Jiyou didn't pursue Qingfu's real motive and killed Deng Hule instead; Qingfu killed Lugong with his own hands, Jiyou pretended to pursue him slowly and let him go, so that he could avoid the crime of killing his fellow ruler. 《Spring and Autumn Annals》 considered this as the way of cherishing one's kinsmen.