Lady Yan remained silent.
After a long pause, she said in a low voice, "You only need to know, I won't harm her."
Meng Qianqian turned her face away. "Who knows that for sure?"
Lady Yan seemed about to explain, yet she held back.
Meng Qianqian said, "Lady Yan, considering you once treated my cold illness, I'll offer you a word of advice: don't keep working for Prime Minister Xun. There's no good end in it."
Lady Yan laughed at herself. "My end was decided a long time ago."
Meng Qianqian gave her a side glance. "How long ago is 'a long time ago'?"
Lady Yan said, "You don't need to pry for answers from me. I didn't come to bring you news. My advice—take it or leave it."
Meng Qianqian said, "I don't care whether Thousand Mechanism Pavilion finds me or not, because I'll go find them."
Lady Yan frowned slightly. "What is it you want to do?"
Meng Qianqian articulated each word with force. "Revenge."
Lady Yan's face changed dramatically. "You…"