Joy in the Marquis's Household

Xia Yuanxi is the least favored illegitimate daughter of the Left Chancellor's household. For no apparent reason, an imperial edict marries her off to the Marquis of Xuanyuan's estate. Xiao Du, the Marquis of Xuanyuan, has spent years fighting on the battlefield. Rumor has it that he eats human flesh and drinks human blood. Several of his concubines either went mad or died on their wedding day, striking terror into the hearts of young women throughout the capital. Since marrying into the marquis's household, Xia Yuanxi's biggest daily concern has been how to stay away from her husband and keep herself alive. Until one day, she can no longer avoid him, and discovers... Hmm, he's not quite like the rumors at all. Though the marquis's household seems peaceful on the surface, strange things have been happening ever since she married in, and one conspiracy after another is beginning to come to light. Theme: Change your fate