Numerical integration of a quadratic form exponential in two variables over a rectangle

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Let

$$f(x,y) = \exp \left(- \frac{1}{2}a x^2 - \frac{1}{2}c y^2 + bxy \right)$$

where $a,b\ge 0$. I want to integrate numerically:

$$\frac{\int_{x_0}^{x_1}\mathrm{d}x \int_{y_0}^{y_1}\mathrm{d}y \, f(x,y) x^n}{\int_{x_0}^{x_1}\mathrm{d}x \int_{y_0}^{y_1}\mathrm{d}y \, f(x,y)}$$

where $-\infty < x_0 < x_1 < \infty$, $-\infty < y_0 < y_1 < \infty$, and $n\in\{1,2\}$.

A naive method has problems when the peak of $f(x,y)$ is far from the rectangle of integration.

Is there a method that I can use?