"Yes. Actually, our Xiu family does share some distant kinship relations with Prince Rui's maternal family. However, we were quite detached from them, which is why we were not implicated when Duke Xiu was prosecuted back then. My grandparents, though they didn't speak of it, held Duke Xiu in high regard and considered themselves his loyal followers."
Xiu Fengyuan would never have dared to say these words in the past. But now that Duke Xiu's case has been overturned, it is okay for him to speak about it.
"So, even if you may not have a bond with King Rui, you wouldn't bear a grudge against him, would you?" Wei Ruo asked, puzzled.
Xiu Fengyuan smiled bitterly, "Doctor Xu, you might not be aware that I was originally betrothed to Miss Wei, but that was disrupted by King Rui."
"Your marriage with Queen Rui was disrupted by him?"
"Yes." Xiu Fengyuan lay on the bed, gazing at the ceiling, his smile slightly bitter.