"Stay here." Si Ning said. It was unnecessary to give the instruction since he always heads up the stairs without any company but as the King Consort, Yang Sheng might follow him which might be the proper means and he was right when he turned to see Yang Sheng open his mouth probably to complain only to close it without saying a word as he bowed in defeat.
Good.
Si Ning left Yang Sheng, Xiao Pei, Ah Dai with the rest at the bottom of the steps, and the moment he stepped on the first step, he felt a sudden headache and no one had to tell him to know it would be a pain to start climbing the steps, without thinking he started climbing the steps.