to spoil (a child etc)

to dote on sb

to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor

pet; favorite; darling

to dote on and trust

favored concubine

favorite concubine

(old) (esp. of the Emperor) to show special favor towards

to spoil; to indulge

to reward one's fans with special treatment

favored minister

pet door; pet flap

favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom); spoil one's mistress and neglect one's wife

an especially favored concubine (idiom)