Male, patriarch of the Shen family. Once a pirate before submitting to the Jin Kingdom. Has 18 concubines and a multitude of sons and daughters. Susppects Shen Xia may not be his biological daughter because her mother Ruan Niang was redeemed from a brothel shortly before her pregnancy. Turned a blind eye to Shen Xia's mistreatment. Wanted to elevate the Shen family into a true aristocratic house. Values his legitimate son who was sent off the island for studies. Currently arranging a marriage alliance between his third daughter Shen Ying and Song Shunyuan of the Song family.
