In the original novel Joy of Life, Lin Dabao's true identity was the illegitimate son of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess. In order to protect her and Dabao's lives, the Eldest Princess sent him to the Lin family to be raised and lied that he was Lin Ruofu's son. Dabao had a serious illness when he was young, causing his intelligence to remain at the stage of childhood. Even though he was portrayed as a fool, he was not actually a fool. It was just that his intelligence was relatively low. His real identity was Da Hongpao, the leader of the ascetics in the temple, and he possessed powerful martial arts.

In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate son of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess. He played the role of a fool in the play to hide his true identity. In the end, Da Bao became the leader of the ascetics in the temple, Da Hong Pao, and displayed his powerful martial arts. In the ending, Dabao and Fan Xian revealed the true face of the Qing Emperor. After Fan Xian killed the Qing Emperor, Dabao practiced ascetically in the Temple. In the end, Da Bao died.
In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate child of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess.
In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate child of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess. He was also the leader of the ascetics in the temple, Da Hong Pao.
In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate child of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess. His other identity was Da Hong Pao, the leader of the ascetics in the temple.
In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate child of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess. His other identity was Da Hong Pao, the leader of the ascetics in the temple. He pretended to be a silly young master in the play to hide his true identity. In the end, Da Bao became the leader of the ascetics in the temple, Da Hong Pao, and displayed his powerful martial arts.
In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate child of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess.
In Qing Yuannian's novel, Dabao's true identity was the illegitimate child of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess. His other identity was the leader of the ascetics in the temple, Da Hongpao. He pretended to be a silly young master in the play to hide his true identity. Da Bao eventually became the leader of the ascetics in the temple, Da Hong Pao, and displayed his powerful martial arts.
In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate child of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess.
In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate son of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess.
In Joy of Life, Da Bao's true identity was the illegitimate child of the Qing Emperor and the Eldest Princess. In order to protect her and Dabao's lives, the Eldest Princess sent him to the Lin family to be raised and lied that he was Lin Ruofu's son. Da Bao pretended to be a silly young master in the drama to hide his true identity. In the end, he became the leader of the ascetics in the temple, Da Hongpao, and displayed his powerful martial arts. As for the ending of Joy of Life, there was no mention of it in the search results.