Qin was an existence that was held in the same place as the country's Government, but they were always neutral.
Still, with their wealth and security details, the Government was also scared of the empire and even though they staged a beautiful facade of a healthy relationship, for better or for worse, they didn't give up on any chance to get the Empire under them... these reporters were just a scapegoat.
But if these newborn calves were not afraid of the tiger, it was all the more same for her.
Meilin was also not scared of offending them and it was not based upon someone else as your backbone, she herself was enough to stand up for this... to her, this was a give and take relation, they didn't want to suppress the impact of the current Government has, but they also won't be suppressed.
