 Basilio soon retails the castle gossip about Cherubino's adoration of the countess. This infuriates the count, who discloses himself. The count relates his recent discovery of Cherubino, and proceeds to discover him once more in a lady's chamber. Figaro enters with a group of village folk, who sing the count's praise because of his abolition of the Trois du Seigneur, or Right of the Lord.