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Lady Chen took a sip of tea to steady herself before she spoke: "Wasn't I going to the Shan Family to fetch Chen Yuyan on New Year's Day? Those sisters-in-law of hers surprisingly didn't let me take her away, and said if I took her, Yuyan would not be allowed back to the Shan Family.
"The wife of the Eldest Shan could be considered Yuyan's elder sister-in-law, but on what grounds did those ingrates have to say such things? I know that Old Madam Shan actually didn't want Yuyan to go back to her natal home to nurse her pregnancy, but because she was guilty earlier and feared our pursuit, I directly asked her who has the final say in the Shan Family. At first, she was hemming and hawing, but when I got angry, she wilted and let me take Yuyan back, even slipping up by saying to have the child first before returning.
