Besides giving Ying the meat, he also asked Ying Kao-shu to help him devise a plan whereby he could meet with his mother without breaking his oath.
莊公又說到，他貴為一國之君，豈可隨便廢棄誓言？便商請穎考叔替他想想辦法，如何在不違背誓言下，和母親重見，並恢復母子間的感情。