This was somehow sliced out of changes persisted
in prior branch merges. It re-adds persisting replies as part of message content retrieval.
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#### Does this PR need a docs update or release note?
- [x] ⛔ No
#### Type of change
- [x] 🐛 Bugfix
#### Issue(s)
* #3989
#### Test Plan
- [x] 💪 Manual
- [x] ⚡ Unit test