《容斋随笔·卷九·宰我不诈》
鲁悼公的丧礼期间，孟敬子说： 服丧期间吃稀饭，这是天下通常的礼节，我们三个做臣子的不能效忠于君主的事，四方邻国没有不知道的了，勉强吃粥服丧，就会瘦病，岂不会让人疑心我们是不依据真实感情而处于瘦病之态的人吗？
鲁悼公之丧，孟敬子曰： 食粥，天下之达礼也，吾三臣者之不能居公室也，四方莫不闻矣，勉而为瘠，毋乃使人疑夫不以情居瘠者乎哉！
During the mourning period for Duke Lu Dao, Meng Jingzi said: "Eating congee during the mourning period is the common practice in the world. As three subservient officials, we cannot be loyal to the ruler. No one in the neighboring states will be unaware of this. Forcing ourselves to eat congee will result in emaciation and illness, which will make people doubt that we are not grieving and are merely pretending to be emaciated."