At night, the cold wind outside the window was biting.

Lin Wanwan, Qingyu, Xiao Yixun, and Baya Naba sat together in the greenhouse, with Lin Wanwan telling stories to the three seated in a row, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

Inside, it was as warm as spring, and the cold wind outside did not affect the people inside at all.

"Alright! The story ends here for today, we’ll continue tomorrow." Lin Wanwan clapped her hands, urging the three to go back to their rooms to sleep.

Little Qingyu reluctantly snuggled up to Lin Wanwan, looking up and asking her, "Mom, can I sleep with you tonight?"

Lin Wanwan affectionately ruffled her little head: "No, Little Yue has grown up and can’t sleep clinging to mommy anymore."

The rejected Qingyu seemed on the verge of tears, and little Baya Naba comforted her: "It’s okay, after you sleep, you can see your mommy again when you wake up."

Qingyu didn’t respond, looking at Lin Wanwan with tear-filled eyes.

"No, Naba is even younger than you, and sleeps alone." Lin Wanwan shook her head at her.

Tonight, she would travel through time back to the modern era, so she had to be firm and decline Qingyu’s request to sleep together.

Knowing that Lin Wanwan was resolute, Qingyu realized it was futile, so she no longer persisted and walked hand in hand with Baya Naba towards their room.

For the convenience of communication between the two little ones, Lin Wanwan specifically arranged their rooms next door to each other.

Walking behind, Lin Wanwan could still hear Baya Naba teaching Qingyu the technique of dreaming: "It’s okay, Qingyu, even when you sleep, you can see your mommy in your dreams. I often see my mommy in my dreams. Just think hard about your mommy’s image before you sleep, and she will come to accompany you in your dreams."

"Really?"

"Really."

Lin Wanwan couldn’t help but smile slightly upon hearing this, the world of children is so simple.

Returning to her room, Lin Wanwan didn’t need anyone to attend to her, she just bolted the door and went to bed.

Her personal maids were already used to Lin Wanwan’s hands-on style, knowing she didn’t like being disturbed at night.

Besides, she never got up in the middle of the night to call for anyone’s service, so during their rotations, they could also sleep soundly through the night.

As for why Lin Wanwan had such high sleep quality, sleeping through until dawn, of course, it was because she traveled through time-space.

Tonight, before her traversal, Lin Wanwan carefully moved out her collection box, picked out the painting wrapped with blue silk, and slowly unfolded it, revealing Zhan Ziqian’s "Lantern Festival Night Tour".

Lu Shouyue’s birthday was coming up on the modern side, and this was the birthday gift Lin Wanwan prepared.

Lin Wanwan had quite a collection of famous calligraphy and paintings now, but this painting by Zhan Ziqian from the Sui Dynasty was still one of the most precious pieces.

The reason Lin Wanwan chose this one as the birthday gift was because Grandma Lu just so happened to have that embroidered reproduction of the "Lantern Festival Night Tour", so it was sent as a set.

This painting was a gift from Dugu Di at the birthday banquet she hosted last year; she has always cherished it, never willing to hang it up, and usually kept it in a camphorwood box.

In the world of collectors, there’s a saying that silk lasts eight hundred, paper lives a thousand years.

As long as it’s maintained properly, collecting books and paintings can last a thousand years.

In modern times, the silk version of the "Spring Outing" collected at the Imperial Palace Museum is Zhan Ziqian’s surviving artwork, the oldest existing landscape painting in Huaxia, with the words "Zhan Ziqian Spring Outing" inscribed by Song Huizong.

And Lin Wanwan’s "Night Tour" painting, although it also lacks the original author’s inscription, she had Xiao Chong and Dugu Di endorse it.

Later, while going to Chang’an, she brought ice to Ouyang Xun and asked him to inscribe on the blank space too.

Whether it’s Zhan Ziqian’s painting or Ouyang Xun’s words, they are national treasures.

Xiao Chong’s characters are also quite good, although the historical reputation is not prominent. However, with Lin Wanwan previously auctioning off that Ancient Zither Score, he gained a little fame in the collectors’ circle.

Although Lin Wanwan’s auction of Xiao Chong’s score was entirely because she was blinded by money, it accidentally helped promote his name. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Now taking out this painting again, naturally, it has increased in value.

Traveling through the Space-Time Gate causes oxidation damage to paper-ink items to some extent, but silk products do not. This painting is a silk painting, which should be less affected than paper, but Lin Wanwan was not entirely sure.

Lin Wanwan cherishes the calligraphy and paintings in her possession, and without reason, she doesn’t bring them back to the modern era.

The only piece she took back for an appraisal was Gu Yewang’s "Insect Grass Painting," which is an extremely rare picture painted on rice paper.

According to archaeological findings, paper appeared during the Western Han period (206 B.C.), and Cai Lun of the Eastern Han further developed and invented papermaking.

But at that time, the quality of paper was still very coarse, not suitable for painting. Hence, most paintings were done on silk products like silk.

Up to the current Great Tang, quality paper is very scarce and extremely expensive.

Gu Yewang’s painting is on rice paper, carrying significant historical importance.

Some people, upon seeing the photos, felt they were fake, after all, Lin Wanwan had never publicly displayed them; the difference between photo and the actual piece was bound to exist.

Had these photos not come from Lu Shouyue’s highly reputable auction house, the skepticism would’ve been even greater.

To this day, it has not been fully recognized in the modern collectors’ circle.

Lin Wanwan didn’t understand at the time, as it was her first piece of calligraphy and painting, she couldn’t resist her curiosity and took it back for appraisal, later fearing covetous intentions and brought it back to the Great Tang.

Traveling back and forth twice, it means being ground by time-space twice, so the painting became more aged.

Whenever she thinks of it, Lin Wanwan’s heart aches.

From then on, regarding the artworks collected later, Lin Wanwan didn’t go out of her way to take them back to the modern era for appraisal, though at first, she would take them back to photograph and preserve.

It was only later with more experience she realized she shouldn’t randomly travel through time with them.

However, ever since getting this silk "Night Tour" painting, Lin Wanwan hasn’t taken it back to the modern era even once; this is the first time.

Returning to the modern era with the painting in her arms, Lin Wanwan carefully opened the silk wrapping. As expected, the silk product hadn’t changed much, but the painting had lost some of its original color, fortunately very, very, very slightly.

If Lin Wanwan hadn’t been particular about observing it, she wouldn’t have noticed.

Actually, in terms of durability, the raw materials for good ink and pigment are more expensive than gold, can preserve for a thousand years without fading. But the Space-Time Gate lacks such virtues, it seems targeted towards these.

After admiring for a while, Lin Wanwan carefully rolled it up again, wrapped it with silk, and placed it back into the painting tube she had prepared long ago.

Hmm, Lu Shouyue presented her with a hotel and shooting range (including land) as a betrothal gift, so Lin Wanwan reciprocates with a priceless national treasure painting as a dowry, hoping he will like it.

This time, Lu Shouyue’s birthday banquet is held overseas in Lion City, he arranged a five-day itinerary for the two of them, departing tomorrow. Therefore, Lin Wanwan has to go back to the Great Tang to properly arrange time, such as "collecting herbs in the mountains."