The Emperor's Former Enemy Is Now A Good For Nothing

chapter 1

"Hey, hey, have you heard?" 

"Heard what?" 

"The Marquis' third son officially graduated 3 days ago," the slender yet built man said.

"Third son? That 'son'?" The short yet bulky man said.

"Yes, him!" The slender-built man yelled. 

"Impossible!" The short, bulky man took a huge chunk of the wine, "I see him for many days he is no good! He comes here flirts with the brothel maidens and courtesans, then spends his father's money that's it! He doesn't study!!" The bulky man yelled.

"But it's true! And what's more unbelievable is that the emperor wants to recruit him as an official!" 

"You stink! No, don't spread foolishness!" The bulky man curses.

Within the walls of Musheng capital city, there were loud whispers and gossip, a hot topic about the infamous third son of Marquis Su. Su Han groans scratching his head as he gets out of bed where two people lay in bed, his clothes crumbling and dropping off his fine sculptured body, in the air was the smell of perfume and liquor with a hint of smoke. 

He looks at the bed and sees the two people lying in bed, both covered in red bruises and marks. He got up collecting the wine bottle on the table then walked out of the room, leaning against the railing on the upper floor. He searched himself for his pipe but sadly it was not there so he headed back to the room taking the pipe off the ground seeing if he could smoke some more luckily he could so he lit the pipe and drew in smiling at the euphoria. He walked back outside to the railing and smiled, swaying the big jug of wine in the air.

"I've graduated ladies and drunk men! For who bet that I wouldn't hand me my money!" He shouts while taking a chug of the wine.

The people looked up at him bitterly taking out their money, they should have known. Once known as a loyal son with a good temperament now turned into a good-for-nothing who drinks every day and gambles, it's a mystery how he became like this as if possessed by a drunk spirit.

"Si be good and collect that money, hehe. Get me another jug of wine and some more smoke! HAHAHA!!!" 

Su Han laughs with utter pride, after collecting his money, he leaves the brothel. Even if it was broad daylight he was still drinking the wine as if nothing else matters, even as the people look and judge him he still carries on as if nothing else matters. 

He stops when suddenly many guards surround him, then a path is created as a man on horse walks upfront. 

"Su Han" the towering figure calls his name calmly.

"Oh, brother you're here," Su Han said smiling.

The man hops off the horse and then walks up to him, he then snarls at the scent that left his body. 

"You reek of the smell of brothel whores" Su Yan sneers. 

Su Han chuckles and looks at the jug of wine, "Now, now, big brother, let's not disrespect them, they are only doing their jobs, aren't they? Kekeke" 

Su Yan grits his teeth, he has no idea what's going on with his brother, he has become a shadow of the person he once was. But all hope was not lost, the exams were proof that his brother was still there. 

"Hmp, his imperial majesty's offer still stands, the father wants you to join the officials" 

"No, don't wanna" 

"Why?!"

Su Han smiles, taking another gulp of the wine, "If I should become an official, it means I should work day and night. Why should I slave away for the emperor I don't like work let me rest" 

Su Yan sneers, "You want to be good for nothing forever?!"

Su Yan felt infuriated by his little brother, but seeing the male unkempt manner made him sigh. 

"Let's go home father wants to talk to you" 

"I'm not working for the emperor, father should leave me be I'm a lost case" 

Su Yan snarls, "foolishness! You are a son of the Su family, father, brother and I fought in the great war alongside the emperor. You are not a lost cause! You will be great like a true soldier of this empire!" 

Su Han pauses, he lets out a light chuckle as a glint of sadness reflects in his eyes. He only smiles. "I'm not a soldier of this empire and I won't serve the emperor" 

"You–" 

Su Han takes another gulp finishing the wine, he looks at the jug, and his long sleeve slightly shifts revealing the scar on his wrist. It's already been 3 years. 

"Brother be good and buy more wine,"

Su Yan grits his teeth, "Men grab him! We will be bringing him to father!" 

Su Han didn't fight being retained, "Aiya! Aiya! Brother if you didn't want to buy me wine you could have said so!" 

Su Yan rolls his eyes as the men guard him along, Su Han doesn't struggle much he never struggles for anything like a man without a reason he just goes with the flow. 

The crowd looks and whispers, it isn't a strange sight to behold, but even so, they don't hesitate to look every time.

"When will you straighten your ways?" The brother glares.

Su Han looks at the women as the vendors wave sweetly at them, they shyly wave back but then he is tugged by his brother.

"Pay attention!" 

Su Han frowns and then sighs, as he looks at the cuffs wondering if he should break free but feeling not like it , sighs and goes along with it.