"Madam, indeed that Miss Yin is famed throughout Haojing and has countless suitors, but that doesn't mean every man has to be enamored with her."
"If she truly possessed such charm, the late Emperor would have taken her into the palace years ago. How could she have been demoted to a camp courtesan?"
"If I were enamored with her, would I have come to find you with a hatchet back then?"
"If I were enamored with her, how could she have been monopolized by that old fool Zhang Ji?"
"True, I did spend a long time in Zhang Ji's camp and saw Miss Yin there a few times, but I didn't pay her any attention. Besides training and battling enemies, whenever I had free time, I was always looking for you."
"Do you not remember how I used to sneak out of the camp late at night, climbing through your window?"
"Once, I was even caught by your father and mother, nearly beaten to death as a thief of virtue..."
