He came to this conclusion: "My wife said I'm handsomer because she loves me; my concubine said I'm better looking because she respects me, and my friends said the same because they wanted something from me!"
5. 他終於悟出了其中的道理：「妻子說我美，是愛我；妾說我美，是敬畏我；朋友說我美，是有求於我呀！」