After Liu Fuling inherited the throne, he needed care due to his young age. Huo Guang arranged his only sister, Princess Eyi, to serve as the Princess Dowager in the palace to take care of his life. Princess Dowager Eyi gradually grew in power with her long-term caretaking authority, and both Huo Guang and Shangguan Jie attached great importance to her and maintained close relationships with her.

More than a year later, Jin Riji passed away due to illness, leaving only three ministers assisting in governance. Huo Guang's eldest daughter married Shangguan An, the son of Shangguan Jie, and the two families became affiliated through marriage, forming an alliance. However, the relationship between Sang Hongyang and Huo Guang was not friendly, with tensions between them. Sang Hongyang could only oppose Huo Guang secretly, but was generally at a disadvantage.

In 83 BC, Liu Fuling was already twelve years old. Following the early marriage customs of the Han Dynasty, he was almost ready to marry, and the Princess Dowager began searching for a queen candidate for him.

The Princess Dowager had a lover named Ding Wairen. Ding Wairen had close ties with Shangguan An, and Shangguan An had a daughter with Huo Guang's eldest daughter. Therefore, Shangguan An asked Ding Wairen to approach the Princess Dowager and hope to establish Shangguan Shi as the queen. At that time, the Princess Dowager believed that Shangguan Shi was Huo Guang's granddaughter and thought that Huo Guang would strongly agree with the proposal, but Huo Guang firmly opposed it. He worried that Shangguan Shi, being young and from the Shangguan family, would cause the influence of the Shangguan family to exceed his own once she became queen.

However, the Princess Dowager insisted on establishing Shangguan Shi as the queen and quickly welcomed Shangguan Shi into the palace. Shangguan Shi was initially ennobled as Jieyu and was later officially crowned as the queen. This matter greatly displeased Huo Guang. Later, in order to repay the Princess Dowager, Shangguan An petitioned to ennoble Ding Wairen as a marquis, but Huo Guang refused the request on the grounds that Ding Wairen had not contributed enough to deserve the title. This led to cracks in his relationship with the Shangguan family and the Princess Dowager. Meanwhile, Sang Hongyang's plan to bring several of his relatives into the court was also rejected by Huo Guang, exacerbating the conflict between him and Huo Guang.

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