Tang Dynasty: To win Yang Guifei, they asked Emperor Xuanzong to die.

The next morning, the sunlight shone on the earth but could not dispel the gloom that shrouded the Prince Shou's mansion.

Gao Chen arrived at the Prince's Mansion early in the morning, strutting around arrogantly.

He walked with light steps, his narrow eyes revealing a hint of smugness and malice, as if he were waiting for a wonderful show to unfold.

After entering the Prince's residence, Gao Chen kept a close eye on Yang Yuhuan the whole time, afraid that any mistake would affect his return to the palace to report to the Emperor.

Yang Yuhuan's eyes were filled with tears, her beautiful eyes brimming with reluctance and sorrow, like a clear spring about to overflow.

She looked at Li Mao, tears streaming down her face like broken pearls, her lips trembling slightly as if she wanted to say something, but she was too choked up to speak.

Li Mao held her hand tightly, feeling her trembling and helplessness, and said softly, "Yu Huan, please be patient for a year. Once I have accomplished my mission, I will definitely bring you back."

Yang Yuhuan nodded firmly, her voice slightly choked with emotion.

"Your Highness, I am waiting for you."

Afterwards, Yang Yuhuan boarded a carriage and left the Prince of Shou's residence.

Li Mao's gaze followed the carriage until it disappeared at the end of the street. He remained standing there, motionless, like a statue.

A moment later, Li Mao turned around, looking somewhat lost, and strode back into the Prince Shou's residence.

His silhouette looked so forlorn and lonely...

Gao Chen watched the carriage disappear into the distance, secretly pleased with himself.

No matter how arrogant you, Prince Shou, were before, you still have to obediently carry out His Majesty's decree now.

Gao Chen smiled smugly, then turned and left the palace, eager to return to the palace to report to Li Longji.

"Your Majesty, the Princess Consort of Shou has been sent to the Taoist temple as ordered, and Prince Shou has not shown any unusual behavior."

As Gao Chen finished speaking, Li Longji fell into deep thought.

He still harbored doubts about Li Mao's actions. At present, Li Mao seemed to be quite compliant, and everything was just as he had said in front of him yesterday, entirely for his own benefit.

Nevertheless, Li Longji remained somewhat wary.

"Give the order to have the Bad People allocate some manpower in case Prince Shou does something rash."

Upon hearing this, Gao Chen was secretly overjoyed.

Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, Gao Chen understood the deeper meaning behind his words.

This is a great opportunity for revenge!

Thinking of this, Gao Chen quickly bowed and accepted the order.

"Your Majesty, this servant will obey your command!"

Soon, a few days passed in the blink of an eye, inside the Prince Shou's residence.

The confidant immediately knelt down upon entering.

"Your Highness, I have found a flat and spacious area outside the city as you instructed."

"Besides that, I have also prepared everything else you requested."

After his trusted confidant finished reporting, Li Mao nodded in satisfaction.

"Well done, go and collect your reward!"

Upon hearing this, the confidant's face immediately lit up with joy. After bowing in gratitude, he grinned and left the study in high spirits.

After his trusted aide left, Li Mao stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "I have the venue and the supplies, but how can I attract those fat sheep?"

After much thought, a face that bore a resemblance to Li Mao appeared in his mind.

"Yup!"

"How could I forget about that guy!"

"When it comes to enjoying life, among all the princes, there are probably few who can compare to him!"

Li Mao had no time to think and quickly ran to the Prince Sheng's residence.

Upon entering the Shengwang Mansion, Li Mao saw Prince Sheng, Li Qi, lying in the courtyard sunbathing and enjoying the service of four maids.

Upon seeing Li Mao, his elder brother from the same father and mother, Prince Sheng, Li Qi, chuckled.

"Brother Eighteen, what brings you here to visit your humble abode?"

In response to Li Qi's question, Li Mao smiled slightly and sat down on a chair to the side.

"What, can't your elder brother come to see his younger brother?"

Upon hearing this, Li Qi's lips twitched.

Ghosts believe it!

He wouldn't come looking for him for no reason; his own brother, who shared the same parents, wouldn't do that.

"Alright, Eighteenth Brother, just say what you have to say."

Seeing that Li Qi had already said so, Li Mao stopped hiding his intentions and directly stated his purpose.

"The people below have set up a fun place, and I would like to invite you, Prince Sheng, to come and show your support."

Upon hearing this, Li Qi, who loved pleasure the most, immediately became interested.

"interesting place?"

Seeing Li Qi's somewhat incredulous expression, Li Mao smiled knowingly.

"Don't worry, if it wasn't fun, I wouldn't have come looking for you."

"Once you experience it, I guarantee you'll absolutely love that place."

Seeing Li Mao's confident demeanor, Li Qi could no longer sit still.

"Someone, prepare the car!"

"Eighteenth Brother, let's go, take your younger brother to broaden his horizons!"

And so, the two brothers arrived by carriage at the land that Li Mao had acquired using all the wealth of the Prince of Shou's mansion.

It turns out that Li Mao, based on his memories from his previous life, set up a racecourse and meticulously planned the rules and gameplay of the gambling game.

He also designed a variety of betting options to attract participants with different needs.

Upon arriving at the racecourse, Li Qi was immediately drawn to the various horse racing betting options introduced by Li Mao.

To further pique Li Qi's interest, Li Mao specially arranged an exciting match for him to watch.

Li Qi had a great time and praised the racecourse highly.

Li Qi reluctantly left the racecourse as darkness fell.

After returning to his palace, Li Qi couldn't help but boast to the other princes about his experience at the racecourse.

He vividly described the lively scene at the racecourse, the exciting races, and the interesting betting games, arousing the curiosity of the other princes.

Gradually, through word of mouth, the news of the racecourse soon reached the ears of some princes and ministers.

Soon, the day of the racecourse's official opening arrived, and many princes and ministers, led by Li Qi, came to show their support.

After placing a few bets with Li Qi, the "King of Gamblers," they quickly grew to like this novel form of entertainment.

Thus, under Li Mao's meticulous planning and operation, the racecourse became increasingly famous, attracting more and more people to come and support it.

Within a few days, the racecourse was packed with people, and there weren't even enough horses to go around. The betting amounts also kept increasing.

In just a few days, Li Mao earned more than two million strings of cash through horse racing betting.

This profit made Li Mao sigh inwardly.

It has to be these "fat sheep"!

It should be noted that this was equivalent to one-twentieth of the imperial court's tax revenue.

Gao Chen quickly learned of this news and immediately reported it to Li Longji.

After hearing this, Li Longji frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

After a moment's hesitation, Li Longji waved his hand and said, "Summon Prince Shou to see me."

Gao Chen immediately bowed and accepted the order.

"Yes, Your Majesty."