An elder of the Thirty-Eighth Branch of the Shen family and actually the Marquis's own uncle. He leans on a pine-crane Ruyi longevity staff taller than a man. He is scheming and hypocritical, having bribed scholars and monks and exploited the Heir Apparent's death. He attempts to argue with Steward Si about the selection rules being unfair to close relatives but is physically pushed aside by Shen Zhong and leaves trembling with rage.
