A Maid Was More of a Calling Than a Princess - Chapter 0

Siana raised the corners of her mouth, wiping away the sweat from her forehead.

An immaculate white towel fluttering under the clear blue sky without a single cloud…….

‘Great.’

But Siana’s contentment didn’t last long.

It’s because of the harsh voice coming from the side.

“Damn it, it’s over now. Why is there so much laundry?”

“I know. My arm hurts.”

“I’ve gained a lot of muscles these days. My forearms might have gotten thicker than Mr. Jack the blacksmith. Do you wanna see it?”

Anyway, everyone is open with each other.

Siana shook her head and turned her head away.

The women, who were showing off their big arms to each other, were dressed in the same dingy grey uniforms and white aprons as Siana.

Siana and the women were apprentice maids who did all the trifling tasks of the palace.

‘Even though we are apprentice maids, but it’s no different from slaves who are treated like dogs without any payment.’

The maids in the imperial palace were classified into 3 categories.

A high-ranking maid is one who serves and takes good care of the royal family.

An intermediate maid is the one who is in charge of the various departments in the Imperial Palace

A low-ranking maid is one who does other work such as laundry and cleaning.

Only nobles could be high-ranking maids, but commoners were chosen for intermediate and low-ranking maids.

That’s why so many girls from all over the continent flocked to become maids of the imperial palace.

Of course, the path wasn’t easy.

If one didn’t have the goal of becoming the official maid in the imperial palace, they would have run away immediately.

One thing that’s fortunate is that the apprentice maids work well together, because the work given to us is difficult.

“Let’s rest for a bit and go back. Even if we try to go early, they will act like we’re goofing off and it’s obvious that apprentice maids like us will be asked to work at other places..”

“Right!”

Nodding.

The maids agreed with serious determined eyes.

The maids sat together in groups of two and three.

Siana sat down on one side and squeezed her swollen fingers.

‘Whenever I do laundry, my fingers become puffy like sausages. I have such a delicate body.’

When I frowned at my body that showed signs of wear even if I worked a little, someone shouted.

“Guys, look over there. It’s Princess Grace.”

Princess!

At that word, the maids who had been floundering like dried squid, jumped up.

Siana also got up unexpectedly and clung to the wall with the maids.

The eyes of the ladies were ecstatic at the sight of the princess in the distance.

Ebony black hair, a gorgeous dress studded with dozens of jewels, and a well-maintained face as clean as porcelain.

“Wow, it’s so pretty.”

“I know. It really is so pretty.”

The maids continued their conversation with stunned faces.

“How happy would I have been if my father had been the emperor since I was born.”

“There’s no point in saying it. But I could have worn everything I want to wear, and eaten everything I wanted to eat……. It would have been like heaven.”

Siana, who was among the chattering maids, murmured.

“I don’t think so.”

The maids looked at Siana with their eyes wide open as if they were wondering what she was talking about.

Siana propped her chin and said with a calm face.

“First of all, that dress is very heavy. Its weight is at least 20kg. It’s the same as carrying a piglet on your back all day.”

“2, 20㎏?!”

Siana continued, nodding her head.

“In addition, how painful is the corset worn under the dress. It feels like a giant grabbing my torso and cutting off my breathing all the time.”

Siana lowered her long eyelashes and continued.

“The most painful thing is that you have to make a casual face in that state. Sometimes you have to smile brightly. Does the princess still look happy?”

The maids looked at Siana with stunned faces.

To them, the daughters of commoners, the princess was nothing more than a flawless and beautiful being, just like in a fairy tale.

They never thought about the princess’s real suffering in this way.

One of the maids asked, blinking with her brows furrowed.

“But how do you know that?”

Siana smiled and answered inwardly.

‘Cause I was a princess a few months ago.’

Lulu: Hi everyone!!! We’ve decided to pick up a new novel! This is going to be a collab project between me and Rose! I think this is pretty light and fluffy based on what I read so far! This is going to be a pretty long journey so i hope i can make it till the end… LOL As usual, feel free to let me know if there’s any mistakes and hope you enjoy this novel!