
A rigged bridal lottery leaves Eliza married to a beggar instead of the perfect scholar her family wanted. What no one knows is that her ragged husband is the emperor in disguise, searching for the woman who once saved his life. The answer has been standing beside him all along—with the son they unknowingly share between them.Sometimes fate arrives wearing rags instead of a crown.

At the matchmaking event for her sister Jiang Jiaojiao, Jiang Li, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, faces immense family pressure to toss the embroidered ball to Qi Zhao, the future top scholar. When Jiang Li’s daughter, Suisui, speaks up for her mother, Jiang Sheng and Liu Ruyan lash out at them both. As Jiang Jiaojiao prepares to toss the ball, Jiang Li cleverly uses a silver needle to manipulate its trajectory, causing it to miss and land in Qi Zhao’s hands instead. An annoyed Qi Zhao feels insulted, comparing the ball to being hit by a "used shoe." Furious, Jiang Sheng and Liu Ruyan demand that Jiang Li toss the ball again for Jiang Jiaojiao. Jiang Li refuses, citing the need to uphold the family’s reputation, and turns the tables on Jiang Sheng, forcing him to concede. With her own agenda in mind, Jiang Li is determined to toss the ball to someone even more formidable.

This episode centers on Jiang Jiaojiao’s public embroidery ball toss to choose a husband. The ball is unexpectedly caught by Emperor Yin Kuang, who is traveling incognito disguised as a beggar. Shocked and furious, Jiaojiao’s mother blames Jiang Li and her daughter, Sui Sui, for this mishap. Sui Sui bravely stands up to defend her mother, while Jiang Li calmly points out that they should focus on Jiaojiao’s situation instead. Despite the family’s attempt to back out, the onlookers insist on upholding the rules of the match. With no other choice, the head of the household, Jiang Sheng, is forced to accept the beggar as his son-in-law and orders him to be brought into the Jiang residence.

The Jiang family holds a matchmaking event with a silk ball, which is unexpectedly caught by Emperor Yin Kuang, who is traveling incognito disguised as a beggar. Jiang Sheng, the head of the Jiang family, along with his wife and their second daughter, Jiang Jiaojiao, subject the "beggar" and his son to extreme humiliation, attempting to bribe them to leave while forcing Jiang Li to marry Yin Kuang. In the face of this abuse, Yin Kuang defiantly scatters the money across the floor and exposes the shortsightedness of the Jiang family. Jiang Li and her daughter, Sui Sui, stand up for the father and son, with Jiang Li volunteering to marry Yin Kuang in her sister's place, inadvertently sparking a fated romance.

Emperor Yin Kuang and Prince Yuanbao, disguised as beggars, accidentally stumble into the Jiang residence during a bride-choosing ceremony involving a thrown silk ball. Desperate to escape her family's control and reclaim her mother's heirloom, the eldest daughter, Jiang Li, resolutely decides to marry Yin Kuang. This decision delights the second daughter, Jiang Jiaojiao, and her mother, while the head of the family, Jiang Sheng, eager to marry off his daughter to a beggar, swiftly drives the couple out of the house. After leaving the residence, Yuanbao feels confused by this genuine marriage and expresses sympathy for the plight of Jiang Li and Sui Sui, while hinting at the true purpose of their journey outside the palace: to find the Empress.

A rigged bridal lottery leaves Eliza married to a beggar instead of the perfect scholar her family wanted. What no one knows is that her ragged husband is the emperor in disguise, searching for the woman who once saved his life. The answer has been standing beside him all along—with the son they unknowingly share between them.Sometimes fate arrives wearing rags instead of a crown.

This episode focuses on the wedding of Jiang Li, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. Her father, Jiang Sheng, and stepmother, Madam Jiang, force her to marry a beggar, while planning to marry their own daughter, Jiang Jiaojiao, to the top scholar, Qi Zhao. Before the wedding, Jiang Li demands the return of all her mother’s dowry, threatening that otherwise, Jiang Jiaojiao will be the one to marry the beggar. Reluctant to part with the massive fortune but terrified of Jiang Jiaojiao actually marrying a beggar, the couple decides to execute a scheme to swap Jiang Li with her young daughter, Sui Sui. They hope this will allow them to keep the dowry while still getting rid of Jiang Li. Jiang Li, however, seems to have seen through their plot, her eyes filled with determination.

Jiang Li, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, and her younger sister, Jiang Jiaojiao, are getting married on the same day. Public opinion is rife, with many criticizing the family for showing blatant favoritism: the eldest daughter is betrothed to a newly minted scholar, while the younger daughter is being married off to a beggar. Under her mother's instruction, Jiang Jiaojiao believes she has successfully swapped the bridal sedan chairs. Smugly, she mocks Jiang Li, convinced that Jiang Li is the one marrying the beggar while she herself is destined for the scholar, Qi Zhao. However, Jiang Li remains calm and collected. At the very last moment, she reveals the truth: she is the one truly betrothed to Qi Zhao. The realization that their scheme has failed leaves Jiang Jiaojiao and her mother in total disgrace, stunning everyone in attendance.

On the day of her arranged marriage to Qi Zhao, it is discovered that Jiang Li, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, has been swapped. Jiang Jiaojiao and the matriarch of the Jiang family are both shocked and enraged. Jiang Li publicly declares her intention to marry a beggar instead, but demands the return of her mother's dowry from the Jiang family. Encouraged by little Sui Sui, Jiang Li forcefully reclaims her dowry and climbs into the bridal sedan, vowing to recover all assets that belong to her mother and delivering a powerful retort to Jiang Jiaojiao’s provocations. Although the Jiang matriarch is deeply unwilling, she is left with no choice but to let Jiang Jiaojiao take the seat in the bridal sedan.

Emperor Yin Kuang and Prince Yuanbao disguise themselves as commoners and move into a humble thatched cottage, hoping to locate the missing Empress. By chance, Jiang Li and her daughter, Suisui, also arrive in the same area, where they cross paths due to a misunderstanding involving a traditional embroidered ball matchmaking ceremony. Jiang Li introduces herself and Suisui to Yin Kuang, while he uses the alias Yin Kuang to introduce himself and Yuanbao. Upon learning of their supposed husband-and-wife status, the innocent Suisui inadvertently brings up the wedding night, sparking a fierce protest from Yuanbao, who insists his father must remain faithful to the Empress. After the misunderstanding is cleared up, Yuanbao, feeling embarrassed under the watchful eyes of Jiang Li and Suisui, rushes to encourage his father to spend the wedding night with Jiang Li, resulting in an awkward yet heartwarming scene.

Through the children's innocent conversation, the episode unveils the wedding night of Jiang Li and Yin Kuang. Jiang Li's daughter, Suisui, is overjoyed that her parents have finally become a legitimate couple, and receives a promise of protection from the young prince, Yuanbao. The scene then shifts to the wedding chamber of the adult Jiang Li and Yin Kuang, where Yin Kuang attempts to sleep on the floor. Jiang Li refuses and insists they share the bed. During their playful tussle, Jiang Li reveals an unusually agile side, pushing Yin Kuang off the bed and forcing him to sleep on the floor after all. Although they are newly wed, their interactions hint at a subtle intimacy and an inexplicable sense of familiarity.