Huan Xuan was so struck by the statement that he fell prostrate on the ground, fearing that Sima Daozi would kill him, and from this point he bore a grudge against the prince. Eventually, Huan Xuan became the governor of Yixing Commandery (義興, roughly modern Wuxi, Jiangsu), but felt that the post was not sufficient for his talent, and he therefore resigned and returned to his dukedom, and he wrote a report to Emperor Xiaowu that was highly accusatory in tone in which he claimed that Emperor Xiaowu had much to owe to Huan Wen, and Emperor Xiaowu ignored the report.
Huan Xuan was so deeply moved by the statement that he collapsed to the ground, fearing for his life at the hands of Sima Daozi, and from then on, he harbored a deep-seated resentment towards the prince. Eventually, Huan Xuan rose through the ranks to become the governor of Yixing Commandery (roughly modern Wuxi, Jiangsu), but felt that the position was insufficient for his exceptional abilities, leading him to resign and return to his dukedom, where he penned a scathing report to Emperor Xiaowu, accusing him of owing great debt to Huan Wen, which the emperor chose to ignore.