《梁书·列传·卷十》
渊藻入城，非常怨恨他，因此上书责其故意逗留而不忧军事，收州狱关押，在狱中自缢身亡，时年四十八岁。
渊藻入城，甚怨望之，因表其逗留不忧军事。收付州狱，于狱自缢，时年四十八。
When Yuan Zao entered the city, he was enraged with him. He therefore memorialized that Yuan Qi had intentionally delayed his journey and neglected military affairs, and confined him to the prison of the state. Yuan Qi hanged himself in prison at the age of forty-eight.