Male, eldest son of Old Madam Shen and head of the Shen family. Formerly the Grand Tutor in the capital. He admonished the young emperor before the throne, which led to his family's confiscation of property and exile to Bei Jiang. He is upright but extremely stubborn, believing it is better to starve than eat food of questionable origin. He slapped Shen Zhinian upon seeing the rice ball, suspecting she traded her body for it. He fell into depression after being demoted.
