A Maid Was More of a Calling Than a Princess

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Siana was the princess of a small kingdom.

Until the Imperial Army attacks…

Right before her head is blown off by the cruel prince,

Siana screamed.

“Please spare me!”

Toward the crown prince with red blood on his beautiful face.

She begged in a desperate voice.

“I have many skills learned in the palace.

Wouldn’t it be perfect to treat me as a maid?”

So Siana became the apprentice maid of the imperial palace.

However, the work suits my aptitude more than I thought?!

If you use a broom, the hallway will be clean.

If you knead the dough, sweet cookies are baked.

When you do laundry, the white comforter smells great!

I just did my best as a maid.

The imperial family slowly begins to open their hearts to Siana.

“Your tea is always the best.”

“A dress you made? It’s very beautiful.”

“I want to ask you to educate the prince.”

But I never intended to capture this man’s heart…

“Me, too.”

“……”

“I can’t live without you, Siana.”

Siana tightly closed her eyes at the sorrowful voice of the prince.

Look, Your Highness.

I want to live as an ordinary maid!

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Being a Maid Is Better Than Being a Princess
공주보다 시녀가 천직이었습니다
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MagykVen rated it
February 16, 2023
Status: c9
Thank you for the translations!

MC is cute and hardworking. She enjoys working as a maid because it's better than when she was being ab*sed as a princess. The people around her are slowly charmed by her good nature.

This is a simple cute read.
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Athy1211
Athy1211 rated it
March 3, 2024
Status: c33
I came to read the novel after reading the manhwa. And in a nutshell, this is a gem 💎. I haven't yet reached the romance part, but so far, it is the exact kind of romance I like, a sub-plot one. There are other things in the FL's life than just love and whatever she achieves is through her own hard work. In a world where it's bleak, she shows kindness and reforms the lives of people in a way which she herself deserved, even if she didn't receive. And... more>> yet she's not bitter but looks for a way to spread the kindness. Of course she has the smarts as well! The ML seems a bit crazy but maybe there's a backstory to it. All in all, I'm glad I read the novel and hope the translator continues her work! ❤️ <<less
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blueing
blueing rated it
March 3, 2024
Status: c1
Came here from the manhwa adaptation. Very cute story, childcare and cute FL. I like this kind of cheerful FL.
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BeanEmperor
BeanEmperor rated it
June 4, 2024
Status: c43
In some ways, this hits all the regular benchmarks of this type of shoujo-esque novel. A "plain" but cute protagonist captivating those around her with her skills and kindness, a slightly crazy ML (but never crazy enough to push any boundaries), rehabilitating lonely children and thawing the hearts of previously cold characters. Sometimes the progress is so fast that the story feels like a Speedrun of these familiar tropes. The author has put above-average effort into fleshing out the maid's work hierarchy, so these parts of the story don't feel... more>> dull.

However, there's a unique flavor to this story that I haven't seen in many of the others. A bittersweet edge to our FL's achievements, and surprising glimpses of cruelty, not just from side characters but from the FL herself.

The FL is good to the people who are good to her, but she has a bit of a manipulative and harsh edge that you normally see from Face-Slapping Revenge novels rather than Healing Comedies. This isn't to say that it's bad. With the way Siana was raised it would perhaps be more unrealistic if she was a completely forgiving and carefree person, but the glimpses of her more brutal nature may be jarring for those who enter this novel expecting a very Pure and Naive FL.

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Especially how unaffected she is by the death (this happens in the first chapter, it's not really a spoiler) of her younger siblings and conquest of her country. She says many times that they were awful to her and the country was rotten so I don't expect her to be sad about their death, but usually someone would be at least a little traumatized seeing children getting their heads cut off. Not even considering how the common people of her former country must be faring. BUT that's a Me Problem, White-Washed Imperialism is a pretty common trope in these types of novels and you're clearly not meant to focus on it. Readers who are not as nit-picky as me will likely have no issues in regards to the political atmosphere of an overall fluffy novel.

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The ML is.... fine. So far he's a pretty standard archetype. He thinks Siana is cute and is entranced by her tea-pouring skills. He later grows to appreciate the different aspects of her personality as well, including her slyness, which is nice to see. They're a good match for each other in that they both seem gentle but are much more morally gray characters than they might initially seem based only off of appearances. The ML favors Siana right off the bat, which felt a little fast for me, but it also spares the audience the sometimes exhausting "Overcoming Misunderstandings" phase that is common in Rofans. Siana also does not bear any grudges against him and treats him as normally as her status allows. Her lack of fear for him is somewhat refreshing. They both see each other very clearly from the start, without pretense. However, at the moment, he is not fleshed out enough for me to rate him any higher than average.

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dokjapakenasi
dokjapakenasi rated it
October 23, 2024
Status: --
HIDDEN GEM !! This was one of my best read and discovered, 3rd in my favourite historical novel, I love this so much it's crazy, the plot was so well writened, it's my cup of tea. The MC was kind of havjng cinnamoroll looks but could kill you, my type of MC I fear. I fell for this novel everytime because it's super GOOD. It's so fluffy, adorable and fire at the same time !!!! 💥
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