Tongzhi chose Baoyin as the queen, and Cixi opposed it for various reasons, which made the emperor very unhappy. Tongzhi knew that Cixi opposed him marrying Baoyin as the queen, all because of Ci'an, but because he could not accept Cixi's unreasonableness, he finally had a big quarrel with her. Lianying and Sanshun mistakenly collided and became the emperor and Baoyin's old man under the moon. He was even more worried about offending Cixi, and both felt uneasy. Tongzhi refused to give in and insisted that Lianying and Sanshun help him establish Baoyin as the queen. The two couldn't help but be in a dilemma. Dehai agreed to assist Tongzhi.
同治选定宝音为皇后，慈禧以各种理由反对，令皇上甚感不悦。同治知道慈禧反对他娶宝音为皇后，全是因为慈安的原故，但因为无法接受慈禧的无理，终与她大吵了一顿。连英与三顺误打误撞成为了皇上与宝音的月下老人，更是担心得罪慈禧，心中均忐忑不安。同治不肯屈服，硬要连英与三顺助他立宝音为皇后，两人不禁左右为难。
