The Noble Consort Is Arrogant and Overbearing! The Emperor Spoils Her

(Both leads are faithful to each other + a romance that begins in childhood + a crafty, spoiled, mischievous consort + the emperor's sole favorite in the harem) A lovesick emperor × a sweet, delicate young consort Hua Fuyue is the illegitimate daughter of a low-ranking fourth-grade official in the capital. She is so low-born she can't even get into the circle of noble young ladies, yet the Crown Prince has kept her by his side in the Eastern Palace since she was ten. Everyone in the capital knows Hua Fuyue is someone you don't mess with. Even the princess has to show her some respect. When the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he makes the Chancellor's legitimate daughter, the Empress Dowager's own niece, his empress. Hua Fuyue flees the capital but is brought back. Everyone assumes the emperor will finally cast her aside for good. But not only does he refuse to abandon her, she becomes the highest-ranking consort below the empress. Everyone in the Six Palaces knows that the Noble Consort is someone you don't mess with. Consort Xian looks down on the Noble Consort's low birth and mocks her, only to have her mouth beaten to a pulp. Shen Zhaoyuan refuses to back down and mocks her again, so she is locked in the punishment chamber. When the harem concubines complain to the emperor, he says mildly, "The Noble Consort is young. Can't you all just indulge her a little?" The concubines who are even younger than the Noble Consort are left with question marks all over their faces.