釋鑑稽古略續集 3.224

3.224

甲子五月。上夜坐庭中。御幄忽獲一桃。明日又獲一焉。是月白兔生二子。未幾壽鹿亦生二子。群臣表賀。手詔答之。

In the fifth month of the jiazi year, the Emperor was sitting in the courtyard at night, when a peach suddenly appeared in the imperial tent. The next day, another was obtained. That month, a white rabbit gave birth to two young. Shortly thereafter, a longevity deer also gave birth to two fawns. The officials submitted congratulatory memorials, to which [the Emperor] replied with a handwritten rescript.