Shen Yan deeply despised Shen Zhi.
As the eldest son, Shen Zhi always wore a facade of hypocrisy since childhood, frequently asking how his studies were going, or how his archery and horse-riding were progressing. He would even gift him old books and bows and insist on personally teaching him swordsmanship and horse-riding.
But he was also a son of the Duke Mansion; why should he use Shen Zhi's old things!
His maid told him that Shen Zhi wasn't caring for his brother; beneath his facade of brotherly love, he hid a sense of superiority.
He believed what the maid said was true.
If Shen Zhi truly cared for him as a brother, he should have shared his military honors with him and allowed him to inherit the Lord's title instead of speaking false words of concern that anyone could say.
He wasn't as skilled as Shen Zhi in strategy, archery, or Kung Fu; thus, he poured all his effort into studying.
