This was somehow sliced out of changes persisted in prior branch merges. It re-adds persisting replies as part of message content retrieval. --- #### 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